Ice holder



Patented Mar. 25, 1924..

if.: i VE it CLARK WILLIAM VVALLER, QE PORTSMOUTH, OHIO.

ICE HLDER.

Application filed June 26, 192B.

A To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CLARK W. WALLER,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Portsmouth, in the county of Scioto and State of Ohio, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Ice Holders, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to an ice holder especially adapted for use on the running board of an automobile and the ob]ect of the invention is to provide an ice holder of this character which is of extremely simple and durable construction, which may be readily applied to or detached from the running board without being liable to injure or damage the running board or adjacent parts of the vehicle, which 1s effective to firmly and securely hold a block of ice so as to make it possible to transport the same on the running board of an automobile.

Other objects and advantages of the invention resides in certain novel features of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view, illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention in use on the running board of an automobile;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the invention and showing the same detached.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates the running board of an automobile and the numeral 11 designates generally the improved ice holder constituting the present invention.

As clearly shown in Figure 2 this ice holder comprises a thin circular base plate 12 adapted to be arranged and supported on the upper side of the running board 10, as shown in Figure 1. Ribs 13 are integrally formed with or suitably secured to the base plate 12, and preferably` extend radially above and beyond said base plate, the ribs being disposed at an angular distance of 18()o with respect to each other. The ribs 13 have a substantial vertical extent and are of slight thickness or cross Serial No. 647,859.

boar-d. At its outer end the lower arm 18 is provided with a threaded bearing in which a clamp screw 20 is operatively engaged, the clamping screw having a swivelled clamping plate 21 engageable with the underside of the running board and having an operating handle 22 to facilitate turning thereof.

In use the plate 12 with its ribs 13 are arranged and supported on the upper side of the running board 12 The under surface of the base plate 12, the ribs 13 and the upper arms 16 of the bracket 15 are formed so as to snugly fit against the top surface of the running board, and if the top surface is flat the under surfaces of these parts are coplanar. The operating handle 22 is then turned to bring the clamping plate 21 into engagement with the under side of the running boardV to firmly and securely mount or fasten the holder in position. The

block of ice shown in Figure 1 is simply deposited on the holder and when so positioned the ice will quickly melt away to provide recesses in which the ribs 13 are embedded, these ribs snugly engaging the walls of such recesses to prevent accidental dislodgement or displacement of the ice 1n any horizontal direction. The device thus provided is very eiective for carrying out these purposes and yet simple and durable in its construction. It does not detract from the appearance of the carvand may be readily applied or detached when desired. Moreover it is so constructed as not to be liable to mar or injure the cars. As indicated above it is preferably used on the running board of an automobile but obviously it is adapted for use in conjunction with other supporting structures.

I claim:

1. An ice holder for use on the running 'board of an automobile comprising a thin lit() circular base plate adapted to be arranged on the upper side of the running board, ribs extending above and radially of and integral with the base plate and angular-ly disposed relative to each other, said ribs tapering toward their upper edges and being of relatively slight cross section so as to be adapted to become embedded in a block oi? ice, and attaching means including a U-ehaped attaching bracket integral With .one of said ribs and adapted to embrace the running board and a clamping screw earried by the loWer arm of the bracket and engageable with the running board.

2. An ice holder for use on the running 15 board of'an automobile comprising a thin circular base plate adapted to be arranged on the upper side of the running board, ribs extending above and radially of and integral With the base plate and angularly 8l disposed relative to each other.

CLARK VILLIAM VALLER. 

